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Can a husband and wife mutually agree to use condoms?

Within marriage, spouses can discuss temporary contraception and mutually agree on an appropriate method, subject to Islamic principles and medical considerations.

What Islam teaches

Scholarly discussions of 'azl commonly consider the consent and rights of the spouses. Contemporary contraception should likewise be approached with mutual consideration rather than unilateral decisions.

What you can consider

Discuss the reason, duration and method together. Neither spouse should use contraception secretly when it materially affects shared decisions about having children.

Sahih Muslim, Book of Marriage.

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